SUMMER 2021
** RICHMOND DISTRICT SPECIAL REGISTRATION **
Hey Richmond District! Thanks for letting us share your neighborhood! We have a limited time, limited quantity enrollment just for you.
Special registration is now closed. You can still register below or on our general Adventure Riding Camp page.
For residents of zip codes 94121 and 94118 ONLY
14 June through 13 August, 2021
The information below is our current best guess at how summer 2021 will look. This page may be updated as more information is available from the City/County.
What is Adventure Riding Camp
Adventure Riding Camp will challenge and inspire your child with unique bike rides and activities in San Francisco and beyond. ARC kids are exposed to a variety of bicycle-based activities – daily bike rides, riding skills instruction, bike maintenance, on- and off-street safety skills, share-the-road etiquette, wayfinding, and lots of having fun and messing around on their bikes. One day each week offers an out-of-town field trip to an exciting local destination, while every day at ARC is basically a field trip to somewhere. We’re always on the go: exploring, learning, and having fun.
ARC is for Level 4 – 6 riders entering grades 1-7. For our learn-to-ride camp, check out Two Wheelers Club. Looking for more challenge for older riders, see our Pop-Up Camp.
CAMP OPTIONS
- FULL-DAY Adventure Riding Camp is a full-day camp. Hours are 8:30 to 4:00 daily. Lunch option available.
- THREE-WEEK sessions only Registered children must attend the first week of camp; enrollment will not be permitted for any child not able to participate in the first week. No partial sessions.
- Session 1: 14 June – 2 July
- Session 2: 6 July – 23 July
- Session 3: 26 July – 13 August
- Late summer options: If possible, additional sessions will be offered in late August. These will be offered for registration as wait list only; registration invitations will be sent once we confirm the camps can run.
- Session 4: 16 August – 20 August
- Session 5: one-day camp options, 23 Aug, 24 Aug, & 25 Aug.
- AFTERNOON EXTENDED CAMP If allowed, Extended Camp hours are 4:00 to 5:30 daily. Extended Camp will NOT be offered at registration; we will notify all registered families if it becomes available and provide registration options at a later date.
- FIELD TRIP If we get authorization from the health department to pack kids in a bus we’ll plan for one out-of-town field trip per session.
DAILY SCHEDULE
Adventure Riding Camp follows a general schedule daily and weekly, but these schedules may change if we find unforeseen opportunities awaiting us. While every day is different a typical camp day includes:
- 8:30 to 9:00 Arrival and check-in. After the first Monday of the Session, arrival times may be staggered by team.
- 9:00 to 9:30 Bike and helmet check; review the day’s activities.
- 9:30 BikeCircus, ride to a nearby destination, enrichment program, or first leg of full-day ride. On Mondays we review the Club Rules for safe riding and good camp behavior. Snack stop in mid morning.
- 12:00 to 1:00 Lunch.
- 1:00 to 3:30 The afternoon may feature another ride to a nearby destination, a continuation of the morning’s ride or activities, or a series of short rides where we practice various riding skills.
- 3:30 Return to clubhouse; park bikes, team meeting and daily wrap-up.
- 4:00 Pick-up.
- 5:30 Extended Camp pick-up, if allowed.
Adventure Riding Camp |
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3-Week Session: $1,695
Single Week (if available): $565 One-Day (if available): $130 |
Afternoon Extended Camp (if available): $180/session, $60/week |
Add-on fees for field trips:
- Transportation fee: $50/session
- Activity fee (Velodrome field trip; Session 1): $15
Registration Process
We encourage use of the Payment Plan option found within the online registration process. Due to possible pandemic-related uncertainties about 2021 summer camp operations, paying a deposit and waiting for later full payment may make potential refunds or program changes more manageable.
Please read the entire Registration documentation once you enter the online ActivityHero system. The waiver and prompts may clarify some questions before you register. We assume all registration details are understood by all registering families. See also the How To Register section below.
Discounts & Financial Aid
- Sibling enrolled during the same week: 10% discount.
- One, 50% scholarship is available per session. Apply ASAP via ActivityHero.
Refunds
- Notification deadline: Refund requests must be received four weeks or more prior to the beginning of the session
- A 7.5% administrative fee will be withheld from any eligible refunds
- For one-week or partial-week sessions, a 20% administrative fee will be withheld from eligible refunds
- See general refund policy for other withholdings
- Withdrawal from camp during the Session, for whatever reason, will not be refunded
- Registrations from outside 94121 or 94118 zip codes will not be refunded.
Transfers & Changes
Changing weeks after you’ve registered may be possible if space is available. Changing to a week that’s full will result in your name being placed on the wait list in the order it was received – if space does not open in this case, no refund or credit will be provided. After May 1, changes to open weeks will be assessed a transfer fee of $40, payable before transfer is confirmed.
Friends & Siblings
We will try to accommodate friends or siblings who wish to ride together. For safety’s sake we try to ensure everyone is riding in the best team for their ability or that more advanced riders know that they won’t be riding to their full potential if they want to stay with a friend or sibling who’s a less skilled rider. If your child is registering along with a friend for the same session(s) and they wish to ride together, please let us know on your registration form.
Different Skills, Different Teams
Each Session of Adventure Riding Camp is organized into three teams of riders based on cycling ability and, to a lesser extent, age. Each team’s activities is determined by the abilities of its members. The skill level of our teams varies each Session and your child may not be assigned to the same team if she/he attends more than once during the summer. We assign riders to a group based on the information provided to us at registration and after observation.
Waitlist
If you see “Join Waitlist” in the Registration link below that Session has filled but you can add your child’s name to the wait list. Open spaces will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. We don’t know if openings will become available, but if a space opens we will begin contacting wait list families immediately in order of registration. If you decline or respond after 24 hours of notification you will be removed from the wait list for that particular week.
Enrollment & Attendance
All participants must attend the first week of the session, per City/County of SF requirements; participation will not be allowed for kids not in attendance during the first week of the session. We do not provide a pro-rated registration fee for partial-session enrollment.
Registration Records
Please try to complete your child’s online registration records in full when registering. You have an option to complete records later. However, records not complete by 15 May may result in cancellation of your registration and loss of 20% of your registration fee in the cancellation refund.
Age Limits
We cannot make exceptions to our skills & grade limits. Ineligible registrations may be cancelled with no refund.
Minimum registration of 24 participants per Session is required. Registered participants will be notified of cancellation due to insufficient registrations; a full refund will be provided. See Refunds page for refund policy. A waitlist will be available once registration is full.
- Sign up for the lunch option when you register for camp.
- Sorry, no substitutions available. The sandwich type you choose will be provided each day of each week; we’ll check with you about changing sandwich types for the second and third weeks.
- Week-long option only; day-at-a-time option not available.
- Cost: $150/session
- We still recommend including a few snacks in your kid’s backpack. No camp eats like Wheel Kids!
HOW TO REGISTER
Please read the following instructions and tips before scrolling through the registration links. Our summer camps sell out very quickly and you’ll be stressed about finishing your registration as fast as possible. Be prepared in advance to make the process easier.
- Neighborhood Priority Registration rules
- Registered participant must live in 94121 or 94118 zip codes. Registrations from outside these areas will be cancelled with NO REFUND.
- Enrollment quantities are limited; no exceptions will be made.
- This priority registration opportunity expires on 3 Feb. 2021. Neighbors are welcome to register during general registration, opening 7 Feb., but will not have priority status during general registration.
- Do you have the right camp?
- Kids entering grades K – 3 who can’t ride or aren’t confident: Two Wheelers Club
- Kids entering grades 1 – 7 who can ride: this page
- Kids entering grades 5 – 9 who want more challenge: Pop-Up Camp
- Not sure: see our rider skills categories
- What options will you want?
- Lunch: Payment occurs on the first screen of the registration process. Not paying for the lunch option – don’t indicate a sandwich preference on the registration form.
- Extended Camp: This is not yet available for registration since we don’t know if it will be allowed. We’ll contact all registrants as soon as we know if it’s possible and arrange for registration then.
- Read all the forms!
- There’s a lot of important information embedded in the registration forms. Be sure to scroll through the Terms & Conditions especially; not all of it will show up on your screen without scrolling. We assume you’ve read and marked the registration forms accordingly.
- Forms preview: get an advance look at key registration details here.
- Time limit
- Once you initiate your registration by choosing “Add to Cart” below and proceed to checkout in the ActivityHero window you will have 10 minutes to complete the process.
- You may complete registration records in full or partially; if you opt for partial completion we strongly recommend finishing records as soon as possible, even immediately after you receive your registration confirmation. We rely on full records for organizing our camps and have penalties for incomplete records (see Price & Details tab on this page).
- Returning families
- Some of your registration fields will pre-populate from previous registrations. Please review and change as needed – especially skill level, buddy requests, and special information about your child that may have changed.
- Add to Cart or Join Waitlist
- When you know what session you want simply scroll through the Registration links below.
- If you see one of the options below, registration is open. If you don’t see one check when registration opens; often we’ll prepare a registration link before opening day.
- Add to Cart: go for it – the session is available for registration
- Join Waitlist: the session is full but has a waitlist in case of cancellations or expansion
- Scroll down, choose your session, and go!